Billy Jacobson

Billy Jacobson, also known as the "Riding Machine" (born 2 May 1980, Durban, South Africa), is a South African jockey currently riding in New Zealand.

Billy Jacobson is known as the "Riding Machine" in Mauritius for having a fall in his first meeting in Mauritius and coming out unhurt. Billy Jacobson has been marking his trade in Spain, France, Zimbabwe, Dubai and Mauritius.

Billy Jacobson  has been riding in New Zealand for approximately 6 months as at April 2024. He has 9% wins from 146 rides to date and a Strike Rate of 11.2. He has been riding out of the Waikato area.

He rides work at Matamata and Cambridge and has been riding on raceday mainly for Matamata's Moroney/Gerard stable, also Graham Richardson and Te Akau/Mark Walker, then also for Cambridge stables Stephen Marsh, Andrew Forsman, John Bell and Shaune Ritchie.

He rode his first New Zealand winner on the Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard-trained Lingjun Xiongfeng in the Ellerslie Events 1500m race at Pukekohe track in early December 2023.

The victory came in Jacobson’s 25th attempt on New Zealand soil, though he picked up a notable black-type second placing aboard Te Akau stalwart Prise De Fer in the Gr.3 Eagle Technology Stakes (1600m) the weekend prior at Te Rapa.